News Releases

Border Security Before Legalization Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Comprehensive Immigration Reform, S.744 Border Security Before Legalization Wednesday, June 12, 2013 I talked a bit yesterday about my amendment, which is pending.  I’d like to take a few minutes to discuss why I...

THe Southern Border Security Commission Comprehensive Immigration Reform Prepared Floor Statement of Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee S.744, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Southern Border Security Commission Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Mr. President, one of the authors of the immigration bill before us stated early on that,...

The Nuclear Option and Judicial Nominations Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee The Nuclear Option and Judicial Nominations Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Mr. President,     At the beginning of this Congress the Majority and Minority leaders reached an agreement on how to proceed...

  Reality Check on Immigration Reform Bill     Click here for a copy of the chart Grassley used on the floor of the Senate.   Prepared Remarks of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Immigration Reform Debate “Reality Check” Tuesday, June 11, 2013 I want to take a few minutes to discuss how the...

Border Security First Grassley Amendment to Immigration Reform Bill Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Immigration Reform Bill Amendment 1195, Border Security First Mr. President, I call up amendment number 1195.   This amendment is the first of many that will improve the bill and do...

White House on top aide with offshore accounts M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and editors Re:    White House on top aide with offshore accounts Da:    Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the disclosure that the White House did not raise any concerns or ask...

Q&A on the Fate of Olympic Wrestling Q:    Will wrestling retain its status as one of the core sports for the 2020 Summer Olympics? A:    Thanks in part to wrestling fans across Iowa, the popular sport may retain its status in the Olympic games after all.  Uniting fans from around the world, an international...

Beleaguered IRS Undermines Public Trust America’s system of voluntary tax compliance works in large measure by keeping up the public’s trust in government. Through wages, investment income and fuel taxes, taxpayers contribute a sizable share of their hard-earned money to finance government services for the public good. A century ago, three-fourths of the...

Farm and Nutrition Bill Clears Senate, Grassley Payment Limits Intact WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment after the Senate passed the farm and nutrition bill.  The final vote was 66-27.  The bill keeps intact Grassley’s provisions to focus farm payments on small- and medium-sized farmers and close loopholes that allow...

Grassley Floor Statement at the Onset of the Immigration Reform Debate Prepared Floor Statement of Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee S.744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act Monday, June 10, 2013 As we look forward to a difficult, yet overdue debate about immigration reform, I want to...

Grassley Schedule M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Grassley Schedule DA:    Monday, June 10, 2013 Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week.  The Senate is in session. Senator Grassley is scheduled to meet with Iowans in Washington from The Enough Project, Bread...

Grassley Encourages Purple Ribbon Movement for Kathlynn Shepard WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is lending his support to the Purple Ribbon Movement for Kathlynn Shepard, the missing 15-year-old Iowa girl who was last seen on May 20 getting off her school bus in Dayton. Grassley met Kathlynn’s father last week in Fort Dodge during a previously scheduled...

Grassley plans meetings in Southwest Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will hold constituent meetings in 11 Iowa communities during the first week of July when the Senate is scheduled to break for Independence Day. Grassley will hold town meetings in Bedford, Corning, Red Oak, Clarinda, Sidney, Glenwood, Logan, Harlan, and Audubon.  He will...

Grassley to Seek Ugland House, Other Tax Answers from President’s Top Trade Nominee WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today said he will submit formal questions to the President’s nominee for United States Trade Representative on the nominee’s offshore accounts and carried interest plans.  The questions and answers will become part of the...

Grassley Seeks Answers on Reducing $7.9 Billion in Improper Social Security Payments WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is asking the Social Security Administration to account for promised plans to reduce billions of dollars in improper Social Security payments each year.  The improper payment rate for the last fiscal year was $7.9 billion....

Latest Presidential Nominee With Offshore Accounts M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and editors Re:    Nominee with offshore accounts Da:    Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the news that the President’s nominee for United States Trade Representative is the...

Grassley works to resolve pending Russian adoption cases WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is continuing his effort to help find a humanitarian solution to pending cases for as many as 230 American families trying to adopt orphans in Russia. Grassley joined a group of 154 members of Congress in a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to raise the...

Grassley Reacts to News Reports that Say President Obama will Nominate Three for DC Circuit Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following comment after news reports indicated that President Obama intends to nominate three people for the D.C. Circuit. “News reports have claimed over and over that the White House...

  Q&A on Flag Day     Q:    When is Flag Day? A:    Every summer on June 14, the United States pays tribute to the 50 stars and 13 stripes that majestically symbolize the founding principles and enduring freedoms of this great country.  From town squares to school yards, store fronts, front porches,...

GAO report on health care exchanges M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and Editors Re:    GAO report on health care exchanges Da:    Thursday, May 30, 2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on a report he requested from the Government Accountability Office, “Health Insurance: Seven...